I've been working on this for a good amount of time, on the side with other stories. the first chapter... Shadow is certainly in for a shock.
"Rouge… you're more trouble than ever this time. How is it that you've been captured by Dr. Eggman again!? Some spy you are…" Shadow said angrily to himself, racing through the Doctor's base in White Acropolis. Just an hour ago, he was given an assignment by GUN to recover Rouge.
Shadow's progress through Eggman's base was like a wildfire through a forest on a hot, dry day, moving quickly through the base, his resolve not faltering in any way possible, easily tearing apart the mechs that were guarding the base.
"This isn't even a challenge, just a major inconvenience. A waste of my time and skills" he said. He stopped however, when he saw a wall of flame in front of him.
"What!?" he asked himself, in disbelief. He'd never seen this in Eggman's defense system before. When he looked up, onto one of the walls lining the path through the base, he saw a scarlet and black hedgehog, looking eerily similar to himself. "Who are you supposed to be, and why do you look like me!?" Shadow asked, puzzled.
"My name is Kaen... but you won't need to know that for long. If you really are the 'Ultimate Life Form,' then let's see what you've got!" the scarlet stranger stated.
"Hah, you don't know who you're dealing with!" Shadow said. He then ran straight at Kaen.
"We'll see about that…" Kaen said. He then raced forward towards Shadow.
The two exchanged blows, their fists hitting each other's, cancelling out the blows.
"You're matching my blows… this should be an interesting fight!" Shadow said, interested, with his and Kaen's hands grappling each other.
"I couldn't agree more!" Kaen stated, amused.
"You're getting overconfident" Shadow said, sending a kick to Kaen's face, catching him on the mouth and sending him staggering.
"Not bad… You're better than I thought. And I thought they were all just rumors. Well then, I'll show you what I've got!" Kaen said, smirking. Dashing towards Shadow, he landed a clean uppercut to Shadow's chin, sending him into the air. Following Shadow, he leapt above Shadow and executed a descending kick, striking Shadow's abdomen and sending him landing on his back on the snow below.
"I see… so, there's more to you than just looking like me. But… that doesn't matter. Time to put this to rest" Shadow said. "Chaos… Spear!" he said, sending a couple of spears of lightning at Kaen.
"Unbelievable!" Kaen said, astonished. He wasn't able to dodge, Shadow's Chaos Spear attack was too fast, and struck him in the abdomen, sending him sprawling onto the ground.
"I told you, I'm the Ultimate Life Form" Shadow said, looking down on Kaen. However, he was breathing heavily, tired. He wasn't expecting Kaen to put up this much of a fight.
"I'm not… through yet! I won't lose, not now!" Kaen said, frustrated. He then stood up, breathing heavily, the fight taking its toll.
"I'll give you this much, you've got a lot of determination. But that won't help you…" Shadow said, amused. "Chaos…" he started to say.
"Chaos…" Kaen started.
"Control!" both Shadow and Kaen said at the same time. They then rushed at each other, each throwing a punch that connected with the other's face. The impact of the blows sent them spiraling through the air away from each other, sprawled on the ground. They both stood up, their breathing slow and ragged.
"You… how did you use Chaos Control, without using a Chaos Emerald? Only Black Doom and I could use it without an emerald" Shadow said, shocked.
"Allow… allow me to explain. My name is Kaen, as I stated earlier. But, what I didn't tell you is... I'm another project created by Professor Gerald, Project Kaen. He created me using your DNA. Project Kaen was top-secret, kept hidden from the scientists on board the ARK, Maria, the government, and you. I was created in case you were unable to destroy the Black Comet, and Black Doom, whether you were still in stasis, or killed" Kaen explained.
"Well, Black Doom, the Black Arms and the Black Comet are all gone. I took care of it all. That still doesn't explain why you've awakened though. Care to explain that?" Shadow asked.
"It's all very simple… Black Doom isn't dead. He still lives… he survived the fall. And this time, he's stronger than ever" Kaen said.
"What makes you so sure? Why should I trust you?" Shadow asked, getting on the defensive.
"You can't do this alone. Our father is stronger than ever, now. It'll take both of us to stop him. Besides, I'll help you rescue your friend. It's the least I can do, brother" Kaen said, smiling.
"Don't call me 'brother.' I don't care what you say, I'll never consider you my brother" Shadow said, annoyed.
"Fine… let's just find your friend already, brother" Kaen said, smirking as he heard Shadow make a sound of frustration. He then turned away from Shadow and started walking further through the base, laughing.
Well, that concludes Chapter 1. Kaen's such a smartass, don't you think? Anyway...
Until next time... later!